I could not get my fill of looking. There should be a song for women to sing at this moment or a prayer to recite. But perhaps there is none because there are no words strong enough to name that moment.

It's a good thing babies don't give you a lot of time to think. You fall in love with them and when you realize how much they love you back, life is very simple.

I got nice rejections explaining that historical fiction was a difficult sell. But I kept trying.

The painful things seemed like knots on a beautiful necklace, necessary for keeping the beads in place.

on the day that the intlligence and talents of women are fully honored and employed, the human community and the planet itself will benefit in ways we can only begin to imagine.

Weeping is terrible for the complexion" said Leonie, holding Shayndel close, "but it is very good for the soul.

Whatever your relationship is to your sacred tradition in the West, you have some relationship to the Bible if only through the names of the characters.